Audiovisual Collection. 1957 - 2006. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman. 1957 - 2004. Photograph of Former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Mrs. Samuel Rosenman near the Azores Islands
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
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Elizabeth Virginia “Bess” Truman was the wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She served as her husband’s secretary and was known for often voicing her opinions. Whistle-stopping in 1948, President Harry Truman often ended his campaign talk by introducing his wife as “the Boss” and his daughter, Margaret, as “the Boss’s Boss,” and they smiled and waved as the train picked up steam. The sight of that close-knit family gallantly fighting against such lo...
Rosenman, Dorothy Reuben
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Mrs. Rosenman served on Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's Committee on Housing Legislation, was chairman and organizer of the National Committee on Housing Inc., was chairman of the committee working for legislation to create a New York State Division of Housing, and was chairman of the Housing Committee of the United Neighborhood Houses of New York, working for better housing conditions on the Lower East Side. From the description of Papers, 1936-1946. (Columbia University In the City of N...
